"Can you play tomorrow?" asked directly, phone to phone, with nobody in between. The friends in the class, the team, the street: each on their own Barnluren, and the calls between the phones are free.
Friends and family
Grandma across town, grandpa in Paraguay, the cousins in Skellefteรฅ. Everyone approved to talk to the child, on a phone of their own or in the free app, and the child calls them without asking anyone first.
Everyone
Not just for kids: anyone who wants a landline.
A phone in the hallway that rings for the whole house, that anyone at home can answer without a mobile in the pocket, and that reaches grandma, the cousins and anyone you approve in the app.
Start a phone club!
Classmates call each other themselves, free and without a mobile. Nobody feels left out, and you no longer have to arrange every playdate.
The box holds the brain. Add a phone and a plan, and your child has a telephone of their own. Here is the whole picture, so nothing surprises you at checkout.
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The Barnluren adapter
In the box
The brain. It connects any ordinary phone to the Barnluren network over your home WiFi โ no phone line, no SIM card. Plug it into power, join your WiFi in the app, and the phone is online.
Arrives pre-configured for your family
Power supply, phone cord and quick-start guide included
Set-up takes about five minutes
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An ordinary phone
You choose
Almost any corded phone works: the one in the attic, a flea-market find, or one from us. The adapter takes a standard phone plug (RJ11); older phones get there with an inexpensive adapter plug.
Don't have one? Add one at checkout. We sell a classic push-button phone in several colours, ready to plug in.
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A plan
Barnluren FriendsFreeAll Barnlurens ship with this plan.
Friends & Family40 kr/monthUpgrade in the appThe whole family calls through the app โ grandparents, cousins, friends' families
EveryoneComing soonClosed betaA real phone number, callable from any phone
Every Barnluren comes with Barnluren Friends: free calls to and from every other Barnluren phone, forever, and you in the app. Nothing to subscribe to at checkout. The grown-ups join later, in the app.
Your child can only call people you've approved. No strangers, no surprises. You add and remove contacts from your dashboard at any time.
Free calls, always
Grandparents, aunts, uncles, and friends download our free app, and calls between Barnluren phones are always free. Barnluren Friends & Family is the service plan that lets the whole family call the phone.
Completely private network
Barnluren is a closed network with no connection to regular phone lines or the internet. Just family and friends, nothing else.
Screen-free communication
No screen, no apps, no internet. Just a phone that rings. Children develop social skills through real conversation, not through a screen.
Free calling, forever
Every Barnluren phone comes with Barnluren Friends, our free plan โ no subscription needed to start calling.
Included
Barnluren Friends
Free
On every phone, from day one
Unlimited calls to other Barnluren phones
One caller: the parent who manages the phone
Parents approve every contact in the free app
Add in the app
Barnluren Friends & Family
40 kr/month
For the whole family circle
Everything in Friends
The whole family can call the phone โ grandparents, cousins, and friends' families
Start it in the app whenever you like โ cancel anytime
Closed beta
Barnluren Everyone
Pricing to be announced
A real phone number
Everything in Friends & Family
Their own real phone number โ callable from any phone, no app needed
Calls with approved regular numbers too (fair use)
Coming soon
Every Barnluren ships on the free Friends plan. Once the phone is set up and online, add Friends & Family in the app whenever you like.
Why phone calls?
Phone calls teach children things that screens cannot:
✓Having a conversation without visual cues
✓"Will they answer?" - handling uncertainty
✓Building relationships through voice
✓Spontaneous social interaction in real time
The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends limiting screen time for children under 6, while encouraging rich verbal interaction. Voice calls provide exactly that - meaningful conversation without a screen.
This is not nostalgia. It's development.
What families are saying
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Barnluren has given my daughter the independence to call her family when she wants to. Seeing her so confident on the phone has been amazing!
Parent, Stockholm
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It's the easiest app on my phone. I just press one button and I hear my grandchild's voice.
Grandparent, New Zealand
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We wanted our child to be able to call friends without giving him a smartphone. Barnluren solved exactly that.
Parent, Stockholm
Give your child phone independence
Barnluren is in stock and ships right away to addresses in Sweden. Order today and set up your child's phone in minutes.